CARNIVAL QUEEN

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2494, 22 June 1915, Page 7

CARNIVAL QUEEN

MISS SENIOR DISPLACED

MISS LOW HEADS THE POLL Miss Senior, the Hutt Valley candidate for the Queen contest, after holding the first position for quito a long time, was in yesterday's count forced to yield tho foremost position to Miss Loiv, the Combined Drapers' candidate. Miss M'Kogg, the Manawatu candidate, is still third. Tlio latest count places the candidates as under: — Miss Low (No. 2) Combined Drapers 1 Miss Senior (No. 14), Hutt Valley 2 Miss M'Kegg (No. 11), Manawatu 3 Miss M'Cormack (No. 15), Trentham Boys & Miss K. Doughty (No. 8), Commercial Travellers ....'• 5 Mrs. Algar Williams (No. 1), St. John Ambulance 6 Miss M'Enroe (No. 7), West Coasters 7 i Miss A. M. Palmer (No. 13), Public Service 8 Nurse Everitt (No. 9), . Combined Sports '. 9 Dr. Platts-Mills (No. 10), Tramway 1 Boys ■ 10 Mrs. A. M'Vicar (No. 6), Highland Society 11 Miss Jessie Lewis (No. 4), Young Boys' Society 12 Miss M. E. Roseingrave (No. 12), Trades and Labour 13 Mrs. S. Hempton (No. 5), To Aro Residents 14 Mrs. W. H. Smith (No. 3), Overseas club : .... is THE CORONATION. A rehearsal of tho children who are to figure in tho Queen's coronation , spectacle at the Town Hall on Monday evening next was held in the Concert Chamber yesterday afternoon, under tho direction of Professor Cardston. From the number of attractive youngsters who are to be employed, one would gather that the display will bo a very imposing one. Applications for steats to view the ceremony aro being received from all parts of the country, not only by the executive, but by private people, but the committee has decided that as many of the seats as possible will be sold by auction. There will not be the usual number of scats available on the evening, as a good deal of the floor space must be reserved for the enactment of the coronation, which makes it likely that the demand will be a lively one, however tho booking arrangements aro fixed. DECLARING THE POLL. The executive of the Patriotic Society has decided to reserve the goods depot in the Hotel Windsor in Willis Street as the place where votes for the Queen candidates may be deposited up till the closing hour of the poll—9 p.m. on Saturday next. Arrangements will probably be made to post up progress reports of the numbers between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. outside the depot, but the final result will be announced at a concert being arranged by the Executive Committee, to tuKe place in the Town Hall on Saturday evening. With a capital vocal programme and the "star" attraction of the "Queen" elec : tion result*, there should be few empty seats in tho civic hall at 10 o'clock on Saturday evening next. It is anticipated that the result will bo known well before 10.30 p.m. CHORAL CLUB'S CONCERT. ' The Wellington Amateur Choral Club occupied tho Concert Chamber last evening, when a concert was given in connection with the Patriotic Society's Carnival. The programme opened with the chorus, "The Empire Flag" (Mackenzie), which breathes a fine patriotic spirit, and was sung with vigour by the Choral Club, under the baton of Mrs. Mueller. Tho chorus was also heard later in "Softly Falls the Shades of Evening" (Hatton). Mr. H. Dunn, a robust tenor, sang "My Task," and Mr. Reginald Blow was heard to advantage in Roger Quitter's settings of the Shakespearean songs, "Come Away, Death," and "O Mistress Mine." He also sang "The Gunner" and "Absence" -with taste. Mrs. Stark sang the traditional Scotch song, "Angus M'Donald" and Misses Chapman and Fathers recited. Little Ngaire Lemmon mingled elocution with the dance in 'A Nocturne," and Miss Violet Mueller sang Mr. Alfred Hill's notably fine song, "Waiata Maori." Diminutive Rona Godard executed a ptetty little dance in a pretty little dress, and was awarded a bouquet for her effort. The accompanists were Miss Gladys Watkbis and Miss G. Belworthy.

CARNIVAL BAZAAR. ANOTHER PACK AT THE TOWN HALL. Tho Carnival Bazaar, after a, strenuous week of busy money-getting, closed last night in a blaze of glory. The big hall was once more found to be all too small to accommodate all who wished to participate in the "fun of the fair." At 8 p.m. there was a. seething crowd outside the main entrance to the hall, whilst tho doors wero shut and the sale of tickets stepped. Although anyone with half an eye could seo that the chances of getting inside were remote there was still a pack round the doors at 9 p.m. awaiting a chance to get into tho crowded bazaar. Within, tho people wero so densely crowded that it was with the utmost difficulty that they could movo about, but the myriad assistants had become expert at elbowing their way through the "scrum," and managed to do a lively trade in raffles as they progressed. It was not until after 10.30 p.m. that the crowd began to thin out, and even then tho hall was uncomfortably filled by those waiting for the stalls to sell out "at an alarming sacrifice." During tho evening tho Wellington Gas Company's Orchestra playec! a number of selections on the Stage. What the baxaar realised will probably be difficult to stato, as cach ''Queen" candidate had a corps of workers who'only owed allegiance to their own committee, and did not pay into any main fund. One of the features of the bazaar was the "tea and music" room, managed by Mrs. M'lntosh in the interest of Dr. PlattsMills. This cosy retreat in the Major's room was very ably managed, and it is estimated will return a profit of approximately £160. Mr. E. J. Hill and a number of other singers have given their scrvicos of an evening during the bazaar in the blue and gotu tearoom.